Pilot Dies After Falling From Suspended Citabria
Aircraft tangled with power lines
near Batesville, Arkansas, on Sunday.
Updated Jan 14, 2025 3:21 AM EST
Independence County Sheriff’s Department
The pilot of a Citabria survived its
crash and entanglement with high tension power lines but later died when he
fell 150 feet from the suspended aircraft. The mishap occurred Sunday afternoon
about 2:30 p.m. local time near Batesville, Arkansas. Not many details were
released by local authorities but White
River Now reported the pilot was unhurt in the original
accident. He apparently stayed with the aircraft for several hours before
falling. He died later from his injuries.
Emergency crews were dispatched to
the scene shortly after it occurred. A helicopter from the Arkansas Army
National Guard was dispatched about four hours after the initial accident but
turned back about 20 minutes later, according to the publication. The FAA and
NTSB are both investigating. The identity of the pilot has not been released.
It was registered to a man in Tallulah, Louisiana.
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